Congratulations to five of HLA’s graduate students for successfully defended their theses, completed their degrees, and will graduate in May! We wish them the best of luck in all of their future endeavors! Yuyao Kong, PhD under Dr. Krishna Nemali Jada Powlen, PhD under Dr. Cale Bigelow Thiti Suttiyut, PhD under Dr. Josh…Read more about Congratulations to HLA’s Graduating Graduate Students![Read More]
The Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture held its Awards Recognition and Senior Dinner on April 20. We celebrated the awards and scholarships our undergraduates and the successes of our graduating seniors. We would like to thank Robin Tribbett for organizing the dinner and the HLA Ambassadors for helping set up the event. The following…Read more about HLA Undergraduate Awards and Senior Dinner[Read More]
There are still a few free tickets left! The Social Committee has arranged a fun outing coming up on April 29th for departmental affiliates and their families. The department has agreed to grant FREE TICKETS to the first 25 registrants (this includes guests). Please RSVP as soon as possible to guarantee your free ticket. After…Read more about Roller Derby Outing[Read More]
Our team Split Happens played against The PurDudes Monday afternoon at Mike Aulby’s Arrowhead Bowl for Week 29 of the Purdue Staff and Students league. We won 6 out of 8 points, making us tied for 1st place with Spoilermakers II. In the Women’s Category, Alexandra Jewell placed 2nd with scratch game scoring a 190…Read more about HLA Bowling Team This Week[Read More]
Camila Ulloa (Torres Lab) received a $400 travel grant from Purdue’s Institute for a Sustainable Future. The grant is for her presentation, “Characterizing the U.S. Salad Mixes Market Environmental Footprint Claims,” at the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association meeting in June 2023. ISF promotes collaborative research that advances understanding of persistent global sustainability challenges….Read more about Camila Ulloa Received Travel Grant[Read More]
Research in the Hirst lab by former students has recently been published: “Fruit Growth and Development in Apple: A Molecular, Genomic and Epigenetics Perspective”, by Khalil Jahed and Peter Hirst, published in “Frontiers in Plant Science-Functional and Applied Plant Genomics”. “Flowering in ‘Honeycrisp’ Apple Shows That Spurs Are Semiautonomous Organs” by Mokhles Elsysy and Peter…Read more about Recently Published Research from Former Hirst Lab Students[Read More]
Kathryn Orvis and Peter Hirst were part of a team that was just awarded the PK-12 Team Engagement Award for their work on the Apple Crunch project. The team developed videos and educational materials for grades 1-3 to teach about apple nutrition and careers, and promote healthy eating habits.
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